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Afilias celebrates .org’s 15 years of technical excellence
Ram Mohan's Blog
Jan 30, 2018

This month marks the 15th year Afilias has powered the technology and support for Public Interest Registry (PIR) and its stewardship of the .org top level domain.

2017: The Year of dotBrand
Roland LaPlante's Blog
Feb 13, 2017

With over 600 “dot Brands” applied for in 2012, and hundreds now launched, 2017 seems poised to be the Year of dotBrand!

“dotBrands” are top level domains (TLDs) that use the brand name to the right of the dot, as in www.mabanque.bnpparibas or www.home.cern.  Many large companies across nearly every industry applied, including Google, Amazon, Citibank, VISA, McDonalds, Sony,...

.WEB is ICANN’s First Test of Accountability
Jonathan Robinson's Blog
Oct 28, 2016

Last month, in a much heralded international event, the agreement that ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) held with the United States Department of Commerce was permitted to lapse and so ICANN became an independent manager of the Internet’s addressing system.

Keynote: ION Hangzhou Conference
Ram Mohan's Blog
Jul 14, 2016

Developing Internet of Things Building Blocks

Defining standards, privacy, and security components and identifying their respective pain points.

 

Part 1: Defining the Internet of Things

Video: Customer 2025 Trust and dotBrands
Roland LaPlante's Blog
Dec 2, 2015

 

Help CrypTech (and me) make the Internet more secure
Ram Mohan's Blog
Nov 3, 2015

Are you ready to help me make the Internet more secure? Here’s your chance to join me in a project to create an open-source hardware device to protect email, files and other data from hackers and government spies.

The CrypTech Project was founded in late 2013 after NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed that the US and other governments were exploiting weak cryptography and loose standards to gain access to citizens’ email, documents, and other files....

The Internet of Things: When Sci-Fi Becomes Reality
Ram Mohan's Blog
Aug 6, 2015

Chapter 15 – The Day of Reckoning

First it was the fridge – it didn’t feel as cold. Then the oven was taking a long time to heat up. Then the air conditioning, the washer, the dryer… even the microwave – they all seemed a little off. Not much – but a proud and dedicated homeowner like myself could definitely feel it. Then my phone rang. It was John, my neighbor.

Can Your Brand Afford to Not Have a dotBrand?
Roland LaPlante's Blog
Jun 22, 2015

Are these web addresses for real?

http://www.annualreport.axa/

http://www.innovandconnect.bnpparibas/

http://www.study.monash/

https://play.samsung/

http://m.sohu/

The Internet of Things: Solving Security Challenges from the Fringe to the Core
Ram Mohan's Blog
Jun 2, 2015

The Internet of Things: Solving Security Challenges from the Fringe to the Core

Afilias Releases 160,000+ Names across 8 New TLDs
Roland LaPlante's Blog
Apr 21, 2015

Previously reserved “ICANN collision” names now available to public

Couldn’t register for great names like caribbean.blue, bake.organic, or planet.red? Now you can! Afilias is pleased to announce that the Name CollisionManagement process as required by ICANN is complete for the new top level domains (TLDs) that Afilias launched in 2014.  This means...